Bochum hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 13 points and a 16th position in the 2. Bundesliga table. Visiting Osnabruck holds 9th place with 16 pts.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Bochum form and stats
1 victory, 5 draws and 0 defeats. That’s what Bochum, who have the fewest clean sheets (0) in 2. Bundesliga, have to build on here at Vonovia Ruhrstadion in the 2. Bundesliga.
Bochum manager T. Reis and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus St. Pauli (placed 10th) in the 2. Bundesliga. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Nürnberg in a game that was won 3-1.
Bochum are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (16 goals in 6 games). Bochum are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (14 from 6 played).
Osnabrück form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Osnabrück, who have the most clean sheets (6) in 2. Bundesliga, so far with only 5 points returning home. The records show 1-2-3 (win-draw-lose). Visiting Osnabrück has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.
Osnabrück are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the 2. Bundesliga against Stuttgart (placed 3rd). A 3-3 draw at Jahn Regensburg's stadium before that.
Goalkeeper Philipp Kühn was absolutely vital in the Osnabrück victory against Stuttgart, making 6 saves.
The attacking power of Osnabrück when travelling is not overwhelming with 4 goals scored from 6 league matches away. 7 goals have been conceded by Osnabrück in these games.
Head 2 Head
As for the last four games between these two teams, there's 2 Bochum victories, 0 draws and 2 Osnabrück wins. 3 of these games ended with three goals or more, 1 match with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  S. Ganvoula 8 goals |   M. Álvarez 6 goals |  D. Blum 5 goals |
Bochum missing players
Osnabrück missing players
| Bochum | Osnabrück | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 6 | 1 | Played | P | 3 | 6 | 13 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 24 | 16 | 3 | Scored | S | 0 | 4 | 14 |
| 26 | 14 | 3 | Conceded | C | 3 | 7 | 12 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 83% | 85% |
| 92% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 33% | 46% |
| 77% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 17% | 31% |
| 62% | 100% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 17% | 23% |
| 31% | 50% | 100% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 17% | 8% |
| 92% | 100% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 17% | 23% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 33% | 46% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 67% | 46% |
| 3.9 | 5.2 | 5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 1.7 | 2.8 | 3.6 |
| 6.5 | 4.5 | 7 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 7.7 | 6 | 6.2 |
| 2.5 | 2.3 | 2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 2.2 | 2.2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
- All of Bochum's home-matches have had more than 3,5 goals.
- Bochum have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Bochum have not yet lost a game at home.
- Bochum have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Bochum have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Osnabrück have scored away.
- Bochum have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Bochum have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Bochum haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Osnabrück have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Osnabrück have won significantly less corners away then at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Arminia Bielefeld | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 15 | 28 |
| 2 | Hamburger SV | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 18 | 26 |
| 3 | Stuttgart | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 23 |
| 4 | Heidenheim | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 20 |
| 5 | Erzgebirge Aue | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 19 |
| 6 | Greuther Fürth | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -2 | 18 |
| 7 | Jahn Regensburg | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 17 |
| 8 | Sandhausen | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 17 |
| 9 | Osnabrück | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 16 |
| 10 | St. Pauli | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 15 |
| 11 | Karlsruher SC | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 13 | -2 | 15 |
| 12 | Holstein Kiel | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 15 |
| 13 | Darmstadt 98 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -4 | 15 |
| 14 | Nürnberg | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 13 | -6 | 14 |
| 15 | Hannover 96 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 13 | -8 | 14 |
| 16 | Bochum | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 24 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -2 | 13 |
| 17 | Dynamo Dresden | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 | -10 | 12 |
| 18 | Wehen Wiesbaden | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -12 | 10 |
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